Advising

Make Every Semester Count

Seek advising regularly. Meeting with an academic advisor at San Francisco State University is essential to staying on track with your academic goals.

Whether you're an undergraduate or graduate student, advisors help you navigate course selection, degree requirements, and career planning, ensuring you make informed decisions about your academic path.

Advising Resources

Use the table below to guide you to the best advising resource based on your needs.

Advising NeedAdvisor Recommendation

Undergraduate Students:

  • Choosing courses/degree planning for general education, major, minor, and certificates
  • Understanding transfer credits
  • Graduation check
  • Academic success strategies
  • Academic notice and clearing holds
  • Exploring options for majors, minors, and certificates
  • Petition of study abroad courses for general education
  • Referrals to campus resources
  • Academic policy inquiries and assistance with appeal forms

Academic Advisors at the Undergraduate Advising Center (UAC)

OR

For EOPP Students - Academic Advisors from the Educational Opportunity and Pathway Programs (EOPP)

 

Undergraduate and Second Baccalaureate Students:

  • Selection of appropriate major/minor/certificate courses based on career and professional goals
  • Course substitutions and exceptions for major/minor/certificate
  • Opportunities for research or teaching assistantships
  • Mentorship, careers, internships, and graduate school preparation
  • Approval of study abroad courses for major/minor
  • Requests and approvals for forms requiring major advisor approval

FINA Faculty Advisors (see advisor list and hours below)

 

  • Requests and approvals for forms requiring department chair approval
  • Request meeting with department chair

FINA Department Office
Email: fina@sfsu.edu
Location: BH 329

 

  • Information about Study Abroad opportunities and application process/timelines

See Study Abroad as the first step

 

Graduate/Second Baccalaureate Students:

  • General advising questions (petitions, policies/procedures, registration, and academic notice)

Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development Advising
Email: gradstudies@sfsu.edu
Phone: (415) 338-2234
Location: ADM 254 (8:00 am – 4:30 pm)

 

Graduate Students:

  • Graduate student course planning, academic advising, Advancement to Candidacy, and Graduate Student Culminating Experience
See the Graduate Coordinator for your program or contact your Culminating Experience Committee Chair

Advisors in FINA

B.S. in Apparel Design & Merchandising

Amy Dorie, BH 335C, adorie@sfsu.edu (student last name A-L)  
Ivana Markova, BH 304, ivanam@sfsu.edu (student last name M-Z)

B.S. in Interior Design

Soheyla Mohammadigorji, BH 335A, soheylagorji@sfsu.edu (student last name A-L)  
Gus Vouchilas, BH 329A, gusv@sfsu.edu (student last name M-Z)

B.S. in Nutrition & Dietetics

Gretchen George, BH 302, glgeorge@sfsu.edu (student last name A-I)  
Zubaida Qamar, BH 330, qz@sfsu.edu (Sabbatical Leave)  
Jennifer Stimson, BH 301, jstimson@sfsu.edu (student last name J-Z)  
Wanda Siu-Chan, BH 303,  siuchan@sfsu.edu (Dietetics Internship)

Graduate Program: M.A. in Family & Consumer Sciences

Gus Vouchilas, BH 329A, gusv@sfsu.edu

Summer advising for all programs

Gus Vouchilas, BH 329A, gusv@sfsu.edu

New and Prospective Majors

To all new and prospective majors within the FINA Department, we welcome you. For new majors, please make an appointment with your advisor to prepare your roadmap, which will guide you towards graduation with proper course sequencing. Our priority is to facilitate the timely graduation of all of our majors. (see advisor information above) 

All Majors

  • Majors should meet with their advisor each semester. (see contact information above)
  • If you need summer advising, please make an appointment with Dr. Vouchilas. Call (415) 338-2060 for an appointment, or send an email to gusv@sfsu.edu